Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
Narrator, Journey, and Creation of a World
A course by Abril Posas , Writer
About the video: Narrator, Journey, and Creation of a World
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to explain how and why it is important that you define what your protagonist is like, the characters that will accompany him and the space and time in which the story will unfold. ”
In this video lesson Abril Posas addresses the topic: Narrator, Journey, and Creation of a World, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch. Learn the key elements to develop your idea from scratch and turn it into a short story or novel.
Partial transcription of the video
“Narrator, journey and creation of a world The seed of your story begins to germinate, then it's time to think about some details that will help you develop more, for example, with your characters. This is the moment when you can make decisions that will help you define your characters. That is, you will choose which elements, aspects and characteristics they will become a crucial part of your story and that they will justify the reason why they appear in your story or in your novel, either because they will help you achieve your goals Or they will become your antagonists. Have you heard tha...”
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Course summary for: Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
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Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling
Abril Posas
A course by Abril Posas
Abril Posas was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and knew she wanted to be a writer when she discovered that a story could move her just like a movie or her favorite cartoons. Before publishing her first book of short stories, El triunfo de la memoria (Paraíso Perdido, 2017), she was featured in a number of anthologies including Moscas, niñas y otros muertos (Punto de partida, 2004), El silencio de los cuerpos (Ediciones B, 2015), and Río entre las piedras (Paraíso Perdido, 2016).
In 2019, she quit her job at an advertising agency to write her first novel: Esto no es una canción de amor (Paraíso Perdido, 2020). Her passion since then is sharing how to take the leap from short story to novel with other aspiring writers.
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